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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Okay, I'm gonna chime in as a low-brow caveman.

But forget the chic skinny-minnie look, and start squatting.  
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This is obvious to you, this is obvious to me, but no one wants to hear it.[/quote]

I fully realize we've hijacked this thread as men.  But the reality is:

Woman that lift weights are way sexier than woman that starve themselves[/quote]

Well let me unhijack from the cavemen: what you want is irrelevant.

I'm not even talking about the male gaze here (though yes, your comments are all about the male gaze and assuming that what you like to see in a woman is the most important factor in how a woman treats her own body, but I digress).

I'm just saying it's irrelevant. When you say you like a woman who lifts weights, you almost certainly mean: I like a woman with a certain body type who also has muscle tone. That doesn't help most of the women on this thread. If you like naturally thin women with a lot of muscle tone, then lifting weights is not going to make a woman who is not naturally thin attractive to you. So then that woman is supposed to, what? Starve herself AND lift weights? Guess what, tons of women already do that. There are entire eating disorders built around restrictive diets that will keep a woman 10-20 pounds under her most comfortable weight while also making sure she's not so hungry she can't spend 20 hours a week at the gym. That's not a lifestyle, it's a prison.

So when you say "Forget dieting, do some squats," you don't know what TF you're talking about. The main take away of this thread, for everyone including the cavemen who have invaded it, is this:

Women bodies come in a natural range of sizes and shapes. Diet and exercise can alter those sizes and shapes on the margins, but it is largely not sustainable over a lifetime and can be particularly challenging through pregnancy, childbirth, and menopause. So maybe instead of focusing on being thin, or being ripped, or whatever, we should focus on what makes our bodies feel nourished, healthy, and strong, what gives us enough energy to do our jobs and parent our kids and pursue our passions.

But sure, okay, let's go from talking about restrictive dieting to discussing the specific combination of gym workout that will make a woman more f***able.[/quote]

Lifting will help your bone density. It will increase your quality of life as you age and prolong your independence. For many women in particular, it's the best thing you can do for your health that you're not currently doing. I would only say "lifting will make you more f***able" as a last resort, because maybe if you don't care about not falling and breaking your hip when you're older, you might care that it really will make you better-looking to many people you might be interested in. Regardless of whether you're thin. Definitely without having to get ripped or spend 20 hours a week on it. And that's highly motivating to many people in a way that "prevent osteoporosis in thirty years" is not. [/quote]

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